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{{Short description|Railway station in Buckinghamshire, England}}
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| name = Denham Golf Club
| name = Denham Golf Club
| symbol = rail
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| code = DGC
| symbol = rail
| image_name = Denham Gof Club new bldg 17Apr07.JPG
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| borough = [[Denham, Buckinghamshire|Higher Denham]], [[Buckinghamshire Council|Buckinghamshire]]
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| manager = [[Chiltern Railways]]
| country = England
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| locale = [[Denham, Buckinghamshire|Higher Denham]]
| borough = [[South Bucks|District of South Bucks]]
| grid_name = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
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| platform = 3
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| manager = [[Chiltern Railways]]
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| classification = [[United Kingdom railway station categories|DfT category]] F1
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'''Denham Golf Club railway station''' is a [[railway station]] near the villages of [[Baker's Wood]] and [[Denham, Buckinghamshire|Denham]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England. The station is on the [[Chiltern Main Line]] between {{rws|Denham}} and {{rws|Gerrards Cross}}.
'''Denham Golf Club railway station''' is a [[railway station]] near the villages of [[Baker's Wood]] and [[Denham, Buckinghamshire|Denham]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England. The station is on the [[Chiltern Main Line]] between {{rws|Denham}} and {{rws|Gerrards Cross}}.
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==History==
==History==
[[File:Denham Golf Club railway station (1985).JPG|Station in 1985.|thumb|left]]
[[File:Denham Golf Club railway station (1985).JPG|Station in 1985.|thumb|left]]
The station was opened in August 1912, at the request of the Golf Club, which had opened the previous year.<ref>http://www.denhamgolfclub.co.uk/history/</ref> It is on what was the [[Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway]], which had been opened in 1906. The station was originally called '''Denham Golf Club Platform''', and it was built to serve the adjacent [[Denham Golf Club|golf club]]. Between the two World Wars the platforms were lengthened and the station was made a [[Train station#Halt|halt]]. The original "up" platform was on the London side of the road bridge, and made of wood, with an access path connecting to the track leading to the Golf Club. In the 1950s the British Railways Board had a new concrete "up" platform built on the Wycombe side of the road bridge, opposite the "down" platform, which was also rebuilt in concrete. At the same time a proposed name change to 'Higher Denham' was rejected.<ref>http://www.denhamgolfclub.co.uk/history/</ref>
The station was opened on 22 July 1912,<ref>Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley page53</ref> at the request of the Golf Club, which had opened the previous year.<ref name="denhamgolfclub.co.uk">{{Cite web |url=http://www.denhamgolfclub.co.uk/history/ |title=History : Denham Golf Club - CLUB View |access-date=30 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625062406/http://denhamgolfclub.co.uk/history/ |archive-date=25 June 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It is on what was the [[Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway]], which had been opened in 1906. The station was originally called '''Denham Golf Club Platform''', and it was built to serve the adjacent golf club. Between the two World Wars the platforms were lengthened and the station was made a [[Train station#Halt|halt]]. The original "up" platform was on the London side of the road bridge, and made of wood, with an access path connecting to the track leading to the Golf Club. In 1954<ref>Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley page 53</ref> British Railways had a new concrete "up" platform built on the Wycombe side of the road bridge, opposite the "down" platform, which was also rebuilt in concrete. At the same time a proposed name change to 'Higher Denham' was rejected.<ref name="denhamgolfclub.co.uk"/>


The station was transferred from the [[Western Region of British Railways|Western Region of British Rail]] to the [[London Midland Region of British Railways|London Midland Region]] on 24 March 1974.<ref>{{cite journal |editor1-last=Slater |editor1-first=J.N. |date=May 1974 |title=Notes and News: Transfer of Marylebone-Banbury services |journal=[[The Railway Magazine|Railway Magazine]] |volume=120 |issue=877 |publisher=IPC Transport Press Ltd |location=London |issn=0033-8923 |page=248 }}</ref>
The station was transferred from the [[Western Region of British Railways|Western Region of British Rail]] to the [[London Midland Region of British Railways|London Midland Region]] on 24 March 1974.<ref>{{cite journal |editor1-last=Slater |editor1-first=J.N. |date=May 1974 |title=Notes and News: Transfer of Marylebone-Banbury services |journal=[[The Railway Magazine|Railway Magazine]] |volume=120 |issue=877 |publisher=IPC Transport Press Ltd |location=London |issn=0033-8923 |page=248 }}</ref>
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The original platform lamp-posts were cast iron, marked with the initials "G.W. & G.C. Jt" of the original operator. The lamp-posts were removed when the station lighting — and indeed the whole line — were modernised in about 1991, at about the time as the new [[British Rail Class 165|Class 165]] [[diesel multiple unit]] trains entered service.
The original platform lamp-posts were cast iron, marked with the initials "G.W. & G.C. Jt" of the original operator. The lamp-posts were removed when the station lighting — and indeed the whole line — were modernised in about 1991, at about the time as the new [[British Rail Class 165|Class 165]] [[diesel multiple unit]] trains entered service.


The station was closed between 16 March to 19 June 2015 to allow [[Network Rail]] to undertake major repairs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Denham Golf Club Station will be closed from Monday 16 March 2015 through to Friday 19 June 2015.|url=http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/denhamgolfclub|accessdate=13 April 2015}}</ref>
The station was closed between 16 March to 19 June 2015 to allow [[Network Rail]] to undertake major repairs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Denham Golf Club Station will be closed from Monday 16 March 2015 through to Friday 19 June 2015.|url=http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/denhamgolfclub|access-date=13 April 2015}}</ref>


==Services==
==Services==
All services at Denham Golf Club are operated by [[Chiltern Railways]].
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The typical off-peak service pattern (as of the summer 2014 timetable) is one train per hour to Gerrards Cross, and one train per hour to {{rws|London Marylebone}}, calling at most intermediate stations. At peak times, some faster trains operate, and in the early morning, late evening and at weekends, some services from Denham Golf Club run through to {{rws|High Wycombe}}, {{rws|Princes Risborough}} or {{rws|Aylesbury}}.<ref>http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/sites/default/files/Timetable_19th_May_2014.pdf</ref>
The typical weekday off-peak service is one train every two hours between [[Marylebone station|London Marylebone]] and {{stnlnk|High Wycombe}}. Services to and from London operate as stopping services calling at most stations. Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, including some services that run semi-fast to and from London.<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2023|115}}</ref>


On weekends, the service is increased to hourly in each direction and northbound services are extended beyond High Wycombe to and from {{stnlnk|Aylesbury}} via {{stnlnk|Princes Risborough}}.
Denham Golf Club is a Penalty Fares station with automatic ticket facilities but no ticket office. The station is unstaffed.<ref>http://nationalrail.co.uk/stations/dgc/details.html</ref>

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==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book|title=Paddington to the Mersey|first1=R. Preston|last1=Hendry|first2=R. Powell|last2=Hendry|page=24|publisher=Oxford Publishing Company|year=1992|isbn=9780860934424|oclc=877729237}}


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Latest revision as of 16:02, 15 December 2023

Denham Golf Club
National Rail
General information
StandortHigher Denham, Buckinghamshire
England
Grid referenceTQ028879
Managed byChiltern Railways
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeDGC
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Opened1912
Passengers
2018/19Increase 30,384
2019/20Increase 31,504
2020/21Decrease 6,758
2021/22Increase 15,168
2022/23Increase 20,636
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Denham Golf Club railway station is a railway station near the villages of Baker's Wood and Denham, Buckinghamshire, England. The station is on the Chiltern Main Line between Denham and Gerrards Cross.

History

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Station in 1985.

The station was opened on 22 July 1912,[1] at the request of the Golf Club, which had opened the previous year.[2] It is on what was the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway, which had been opened in 1906. The station was originally called Denham Golf Club Platform, and it was built to serve the adjacent golf club. Between the two World Wars the platforms were lengthened and the station was made a halt. The original "up" platform was on the London side of the road bridge, and made of wood, with an access path connecting to the track leading to the Golf Club. In 1954[3] British Railways had a new concrete "up" platform built on the Wycombe side of the road bridge, opposite the "down" platform, which was also rebuilt in concrete. At the same time a proposed name change to 'Higher Denham' was rejected.[2]

The station was transferred from the Western Region of British Rail to the London Midland Region on 24 March 1974.[4]

The two waiting rooms are original Great Western Railway "pagoda" shelters. The ticket office, at road level on the down side, was also a pagoda building. Both waiting rooms and the original ticket office have been listed buildings since 27 November 1992, to prevent their replacement by the bus shelter type structures then being installed at other stations on the line. The ticket office was damaged by fire in 2005 and demolished early in 2007. It was replaced with a near replica in 2007, but unlike the original the new building has no clerk's window. The waiting rooms have recently[when?] been repainted to match the ticket office.

The original platform lamp-posts were cast iron, marked with the initials "G.W. & G.C. Jt" of the original operator. The lamp-posts were removed when the station lighting — and indeed the whole line — were modernised in about 1991, at about the time as the new Class 165 diesel multiple unit trains entered service.

The station was closed between 16 March to 19 June 2015 to allow Network Rail to undertake major repairs.[5]

Services

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All services at Denham Golf Club are operated by Chiltern Railways.

The typical weekday off-peak service is one train every two hours between London Marylebone and High Wycombe. Services to and from London operate as stopping services calling at most stations. Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, including some services that run semi-fast to and from London.[6]

On weekends, the service is increased to hourly in each direction and northbound services are extended beyond High Wycombe to and from Aylesbury via Princes Risborough.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Chiltern Railways

References

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  1. ^ Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley page53
  2. ^ a b "History : Denham Golf Club - CLUB View". Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  3. ^ Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley page 53
  4. ^ Slater, J.N., ed. (May 1974). "Notes and News: Transfer of Marylebone-Banbury services". Railway Magazine. 120 (877). London: IPC Transport Press Ltd: 248. ISSN 0033-8923.
  5. ^ "Denham Golf Club Station will be closed from Monday 16 March 2015 through to Friday 19 June 2015". Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  6. ^ Table 115 National Rail timetable, May 2023

Further reading

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